What links sea-turtles, swifts, and railway viaducts? Plus some handy ornithological photo tips.
Writing tagged: ‘Yorkshire’
A monument to lethargy
Sloth is a much-maligned sin, as our driveway demonstrates.
A British wildlife spectacle
Every spring, something happens in Britain that ranks alongside any wildlife spectacle you might see on telly.
The Art of Sloe Gardening
In which I attempt to grow blackthorn seedlings from sloes collected last autumn.
Source of the mighty Humber
In which I discover (and get to name) an overlooked tributary of the Humber.
Pleasures of August
August on the Dee Marshes and the Pennine Moors, including encounters with a bolshie pheasant, a practising peregrine, and a flirty wheatear.
Dipper waiting
With half an hour to kill in Hebden Bridge, I head over to the river to see if there are any dippers around.
Snapping at swallows
My dad's dog and I both pursue swallows in our own way.
The advantages of a borrowed dog
One thing I hadn't really appreciated, when walking dogs in the countryside, is just how much more you can end up seeing.
A brush with the mob
In which the local jackdaws and rooks encounter an unusual foe.
Eclipse
Photographing this morning's partial solar eclipse.
Putting the wet in wetland
Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.